Emmerdale’s Robert Sugden has reformed from his badboy ways for son Seb insists actor Ryan Hawley

The businessman has finally got his happy ending with Aaron Dingle and he is determined to stay reformed from his scheming ways for the sake of his baby son Seb

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By Carl Greenwood

14th March 2018, 11:00 am

Updated: 14th March 2018, 11:00 am

ROBERT Sugden has reformed from his bad boy ways in Emmerdale - or at least for a while.

The businessman - who is played by actor Ryan Hawley in the ITV soap - has finally got his happy ending with Aaron Dingle and he is determined to stay reformed from his scheming ways for the sake of his baby son Seb.

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Robert Sugden has almost been reformed by his baby Seb

Speaking about Robert's softer side, actor Ryan told The Sun Online: "Yeah, well, I think the baby has brought that out in him as well, and also the fact that all the Whites died the way they did.

"Now he has Rebecca who's vulnerable and sick and yeah, he has to look after Seb on his own, or with the help from Victoria, so yeah, there's a lot of responsibility on his shoulders now - he can't really walk away from it.

"If he was an unsympathetic character, he would go, 'I'm not going to care about this boy', but he's not. He cares about the boy, and he cares about making sure he's loved and he grows up with a family that love him around him."

However, Robert's newfound niceness will be tested when Joseph Tate targets him for revenge after discovering the loved-up father and business partner Jimmy King's haphazard scheme to con the multi-millionaire with a bogus haulage contract.

Actory Ryan says Robert has been reformed by being a father

Viewers have watched as Joseph has convinced Jimmy he is a valued member of his team, while installing secret cameras in the haulage company's offices to keep an eye on them both.

Having tried to hurt him by having brain damaged Rebecca White arrested when she returned to Home Farm, thinking it was still her's and hit Joseph with golf clubs out of fear.

That failed and Joseph will soon step up his plan, but Robert will be ready for him actor Ryan Hawley has revealed.

Teasing the battle, he told The Sun Online: "Yeah, we've been working together now for a couple of weeks. And yeah, it's always nice when new characters come into this show.

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Joseph has got another target in mind for his revenge schemes

"I've only been here three years, but when people come in it refreshes things, and people, the characters, have to test them out, who would win in that fight, and stuff like that.

"So it's exciting to have a new relationship with someone else. And Ned's in our dressing room as well - he's a nice guy, he's fitted in well."

But he added: "Joe Tate is kind of like the new, improved, younger, better looking version of Robert. Richard, one of the directors, said that ... It's nice to see that."

And he promised that Robert won't be completely reformed and will still be able to put up a good fight with the multi-millionaire.

Joseph Tate reveals his sinister revenge plan for Jimmy King

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